Man assaulted, robbed in Erie

A man was assaulted and robbed of his cell phone during a confrontation on Erie's east side late Thursday night, police said this morning.

The man told police that eight to 10 juveniles jumped in the man's car at East 12th and Parade streets at about 11 p.m. The man said he jumped out of the car and ran off, and the juveniles chased him and assaulted him before taking his cell phone.